sweep away
phrasal verb
swept away; sweeping away; sweeps away
: to destroy or remove (something) completely
Floods swept away several houses.
His performance today swept away any doubts about his ability to play.
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In a world of increasing unknowns, the inoculating effects of a college degree can be the difference between weathering a storm versus being swept away by it.
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Judy D. Olian, TIME, 13 Mar. 2025
Tin debris is swept away by a high-speed flow of hydrogen.
—Jayson Stewart, IEEE Spectrum, 5 Mar. 2025
In a separate incident, an avalanche on Gravel Mountain near Grand Lake swept away at least three people but caused no serious injuries at 2:25 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 22, the sheriff’s office said.
—Don Sweeney, Sacramento Bee, 23 Feb. 2025
Among the dead were a mother and her 7-year-old child, who were killed when their car was swept away by floodwaters, a Hart County official told WBKO-TV.
—Nick Duffy, NBC News, 16 Feb. 2025
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Judy D. Olian, TIME, 13 Mar. 2025
Tin debris is swept away by a high-speed flow of hydrogen.
—Jayson Stewart, IEEE Spectrum, 5 Mar. 2025
In a separate incident, an avalanche on Gravel Mountain near Grand Lake swept away at least three people but caused no serious injuries at 2:25 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 22, the sheriff’s office said.
—Don Sweeney, Sacramento Bee, 23 Feb. 2025
Among the dead were a mother and her 7-year-old child, who were killed when their car was swept away by floodwaters, a Hart County official told WBKO-TV.
—Nick Duffy, NBC News, 16 Feb. 2025
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“Sweep away.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sweep%20away. Accessed 23 Mar. 2025.
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